VadaVaka - Tournament Archive

cloudfuel

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:58:19 +0000

Time to start listing the rules
the first one is a no brainer but needs to be put in print for those that need hard facts

Anyone caught cheating will be kicked out of the tournament. You can not just accuse someone. Do what you can to document. If enough evidence is supplied the match will be forfeited, if not then the match will be scored as played. The final decision will be up to the Sr admins.

If you dont know how to make a demo ask before your match. All matches should have demos.
We personally don't believe any of the players that have signed up would 'cheat'. Once the rules are all posted you can always pull out of the tournament if you think your playing style constitutes a cheat.

clarification on the first rule

What is cheating?

If you are an admin on Vadavaka do not use any admin commands except to lock and unlock the server for 1 on 1 play any other admin commands used during a match are considered cheats.
admin_slay is definitely a cheat
Intentional use of exploits/bugs is considered a cheat.
If you float during a match, do not fire at the other person, go down to the bottom of the map and kill yourself. If you don't it will be considered cheating and you will be kicked out of the tournament.
We all know that floating happens now and then by accident so donât accuse your opponent of cheating if the person resets by killing themselves. The demo will show if the floating continues.

Match time

elimination matches will be 30 min long
kills/frags is how the matches are scored, it is the players with the most frags that move on to the next round
If there is a tie at the end of the official time, the match will continue for a maximum of 5 additional minutes the first of the tied players to score moves on

we will set up a thread for each match
the only people who can post there will be the players of the match and the admin who is referee for that match all other posts will be deleted.

the thread will be for the players to come to a match time agreement and general communications.
The referee will make sure the server is empty for the match, lock the server give the password to the players and reset the map and then once everyone returns they are to wait on a bottom pad until the referee(who will be spectating) performs a countdown.

You have fourteen (14) days from the day your thread goes up to play your match.
If you have not posted in the thread within the first 3 days you will forfeit the match.

If for any approved reason you miss your match date you will have the remainder of what is left of the original 14 days to make it up. You are allowed one âpermittedâ excuse for the duration of the entire tournament.

Alternates will be assigned only in the first tier matches. Alternates will be assigned in place of a no show for the first tier. Maximum of two alternates will be assigned per bracket

This is as pro as it gets this time. There will be no whining about time zones and lag. It is up to you to make arrangements that suit you and your opponent.

A timezone converter can be found at http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

Exceptions to missed matches will be reviewed by the senior admins. You will want to explain your side as soon as possible for review in your thread.
Lag situations will be addressed in the legitimate excuses post.

All matches do not have to be played on Vadâs or GRITS servers. You can play on any agreed upon server that can be locked for your match. If there is no agreement to play elsewhere then the community servers are where you play your match.

There will be no power ups. You must have this tournament map before your match time. This is a jump-skill and aim/timing-skill tournament. Type killing is acceptable in tournament play. Even I can go without typing for 30 minutes.....ok well maybe not but I wont complain if I get killed while I am doing it.
One and only one spray can be left at the end of the match for when you take your screen shot.
Screen shots (console command snapshot) are needed for proof of score.

Players should take a screen shot and post in their match thread. Please use a .jpg format for your screen shot when you post in the forums.

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Anyone caught cheating will be kicked out of the tournament. Do what you can to document. If enough evidence is supplied the match will be forfeited, if not then the match will be scored as played. The final decision will be upto the Sr admins.

#02
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Intentional use of exploits is considered a cheat and so are any admin commands used during a match, admin_slay is definitely a cheat.

#03
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If you float during a match, do not fire at the other person, go down to the bottom of the map and kill yourself. If you don't it will be considered cheating and you will be kicked out of the tournament. We all know that floating happens now and then by accident so no calling cheat right away. A demo of the match with them float around would be best to prove cheating.

#04
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If you are an admin of Vadavaka do not use any admin abilities unless its just to lock and unlock the server for 1 on 1 play.

#05
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Matches will be 20 minutes each. If the round ends in a tie a best out of 5 full rounds will determine the who wins. Wins will be based on number of wins in a match and not points. For the tournament points scored will be totally ignored.

#06
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The first round of matchs will have 2 weeks (or just leave it for one week?) to play. This leaves more then enough room for everyone so that they don't bump into each other.

#07
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If you miss the day you are suppose to have your match, you have 1 week from that day to play your match. If you don't, it is counted as a lose. If the second match can not be played due to one of the 2 players missing the second match then that person who misses is out.

(I'm kind of fuzzy on this one cause If person A misses the first one, and sets up one then person B misses that match then that is kind of bad cause person B doesn't get a second chance even though he was there the first time, so this one needs working)

#08
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Going out for the night with your friends is not an excuse to miss a match. Its only 15 to 30 minutes out of a single week, tell your friends you will catch up to them. If something like you get in a accident or someone you are close to is hurt or sick and you feel that you will not be able to play then excuse yourself from the tournament so that we will not be waiting weeks or months waiting for you to feel better.

#09
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I think what we should do is Grits or one of the admins will make a thread for each of the matches. Basically anon vs gwar will be one thread and 16 vs net will be another and only those 2 will be allowed to post in there, a warning about only so much time left to play will be allowed by a Sr admin. Those 2 players will have 1 week from the day that is posted up to play their match. If one person does not post in that thread by the end of the 7 days that person will forfeit and the other person will move on. If both do not post in that 7 days then both forfeit and the person that would have played the winner will automatically move up.

(this could be a spot where alternates come in, if one is out they can play the alt person within 48 hours, if both are out then the person that would have played the winner will play against an alternate.)

(needs to be worked on but this one is specifically targeted towards 16s excuses. Maybe we could try to have all the match threads posted on monday mornings.)

#10
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And excuses of timezone will be ignored, its summer most people are out of school. 6pm nets time, is 2pm gwars time and 10 am dragonladys time so most everyone should be able to play (needs work or to be worked into the rules more tactfully then I put it here. This is specifically due to Net saying that timezones screwed him)

#11
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If the server crashes while you are playing the match, you can both decide if you want to continue where it ended, or restart the match over from scratch. If one person wants to start over and one person wants to continue on, then the match will have to be played from the start again.

#12
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Screenshots of all the games for proof of score will be needed. They can be uploaded in the tournament section of the forums. Please do not upload bmps, just jpgs.

#13
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Final match will be 30 minutes. There may be no tie in the playoffs, since it is single elimination. The players must re-play another match with the winner being the best out of five

(Maybe make it 45 or even 60 minutes to give them that extra stress of playing longer)

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If a person locks up during a match, take a screen shot of the current scores, wait for the person to come back in. If they are there within 10 minutes, you will then decide if you want to continue the match or start over from scratch. Either way you will need to have both scores zeroed out, so both people can leave the map and then enter back in.

#15
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If someone is very laggy and hopping all over the place, the match can be delayed upto 48 hours for that persons lag to return to normal. Only one 48 hour delay is allowed.

#16
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Everyone must post what their average lag is on the server. If someones lag is jumping around from average to much higher then the match can be delayed upto 48 hours for that persons lag to return to normal. Only one 48 hour delay is allowed.

#17
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I think that some exceptions for missing might be able to be made for power outtages or something like that cause thats is beyond peoples control but besides that too bad. You want to go out with your mates for a night on the town, then you forfit your spot but it would only be one time exception and the match must be played within 48 hours (again unless the power is out for that long then we would have to look at giving the person who can show up a pass onto the next round.

(maybe keep this here just for the admins to know because some people might try to make something up)

FINALS

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:45:57 +0000

All three of you will receive one of the listed prizes, who gets what will be decided with these matches

ONLY
[CAKE]rUsh
_acid_head_ 11:20 -acid_head_ wins
Vashether
or one of the refs (PnG, Miagi, GRITS) are allowed to post in this thread, all others will be deleted

I decided it was best to put all three of you in one forum since you all three need to play each other at least once

the match ups that need to be played
[CAKE]rUsh vs _acid_head_
_acid_head_ vs Vashether
[CAKE]rUsh vs Vashether

you have 3 days to post here and acknowledge the obligation
you have 5 days in order to have something set up for a match
you have 10 days in which all your matches have to be played

matches will be 40 minutes duration for finals

WHO IS GONNA TAKE IT?

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:50:29 +0000

Hope this is okay with everyone, the topic keeps coming up so I thought it would be cool to see how "predictable" the outcome really is

blazed vs _acid_head_

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:50:18 +0000

ok same rules as first tier

except you have to have a match set up within 5 days

3 days to respond 5 days to set it up and 10 days to play

blazed CST gmt-5
_acid_head_ PST gmt -7

2 hour difference. blazed is 2 hours ahead of acid.

ATTITUDES NEED ADJUSTING

Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:23:36 +0000

Once again advantage is being taken on the servers. People are bypassing the swear filter, starting trouble with other players, and believe they can't be banned or punished because they are a member of this community.

Nobody is protected and will be treated just the same as everyone else.

Rules are being broken and consequences will be enforced....consider the following as your last warning

- Typing FU or STFU is bypassing the filter, always has been because it is antagonistic, just because it is an abbreviation doesn't mean we will tolerate it.
- Stop bypassing the swear filter on purpose. Community members know it's there, choose your words better.
- No More Harassing other players. harassment is bothering someone repeatedly over and over. If someone asks you not to bother them. DON'T BOTHER THEM.
- Don't reveal anothers identity. If someone is under an alias, they are under it for a purpose, don't reveal it to everyone else, even admin's are not allowed to do so. Again you are doing it just to harass, if you want to talk to them do it in psay. All regulars are entitled to this privilege
- Negative attitudes towards people causing them to leave. Stop being a bully or just plain meaness.

Just because an admin isn't on, doesn't mean it's O.K.

Consider this a warning to those who are guilty.
THESE RULES INCLUDE ALL VADAVAKA COMMUNITY MEDIA,
servers, website, irc, teamspeak

[CAKE]rUsh vs Coweater

Sat, 18 Jun 2005 22:59:43 +0000

ok same rules as first tier

except you have to have a match set up within 5 days

3 days to respond 5 days to set it up and 10 days to play

Both are in same timezone.

Vashether vs Pique

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:14:28 +0000

ok same rules as first tier

except you have to have a match set up within 5 days

3 days to respond 5 days to set it up and 10 days to play

pique gmt - 4
Vashether gmt - 7

3 hour difference. pique is 3 hours ahead of vash.

][NbJ][Shalk vs [CAKE]rUsh

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:10:22 +0000

ok same rules as first tier

except you have to have a match set up within 5 days

3 days to respond 5 days to set it up and 10 days to play

[CAKE]rUsh gmt - 4
][NbJ][Shalk gmt +3

7 hour difference. Shalk is 7 hours ahead of rUsh.

imDEAF vs Vashether

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:45:06 +0000

ok same rules as first tier

except you have to have a match set up within 5 days

3 days to respond 5 days to set it up and 10 days to play

imDEAF gmt - 4
Vashether gmt - 7

3 hour difference. imDEAF is 3 hours ahead of vash.

blazed vs =-KoD-=Masticore

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 22:43:15 +0000

ok same rules as first tier

except you have to have a match set up within 5 days

3 days to respond 5 days to set it up and 10 days to play

blazed gmt - 5
=-KoD-=Masticore gmt - 6

1 hour difference. Blazed is 1 hour ahead of slasher.

I have a question.

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 10:18:45 +0000

How are gonna choose a winner. We have 3 tiers? by the end of the tourney. lol.

Playoffs? just a question not tryin to annoy anyone here.

Pique vs =-KoD-=Dragonforce

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 01:07:26 +0000

ok same rules as first tier

except you have to have a match set up within 5 days

3 days to respond 5 days to set it up and 10 days to play

g-boy vs _acid_head_

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 01:06:17 +0000

ok same rules as first tier

except you have to have a match set up within 5 days

3 days to respond 5 days to set it up and 10 days to play

=-KoD-=Scope vs CowEater

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:45:56 +0000

ok same rules as first tier

except you have to have a match set up within 5 days

3 days to respond 5 days to set it up and 10 days to play

Y-axis movement

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 17:02:41 +0000

As you know i seriously lost against coweater.

I reread the rules and couldnt find something about blocking y-axis.
also if you look at the screenshots with the scores you see crosses pointed downwards (blue-acid head)
so for me the match wasnt fair because from when Miagi was cofigurating the server
I couldent move my mouse over the y-axis (up or down) it was very hard to do strafe jumps
I said this in the match but didnt got any answer so i thought maybe its always like that but like i said,
ive read the rules...
and after that i tried on another server and found out i could move normally again.

I got a demo of this match where you can clearly see it